A Pallas nagy lexikona

A Pallas nagy lexikona (Pallas's Large Encyclopedia) was the first Hungarian encyclopedia which was not a translation from other languages.[1] It was published by the Pallas Literary and Press Corporation between 1893 and 1897. The encyclopedia comprised 16 volumes, 150 000 articles, and it was the work of 300 authors.

A Pallas nagy lexikona
LanguageHungarian
Published1893-1897
PublisherPallas Literary and Press Corporation
Publication placeHungary

History

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A Pallas nagy lexikona (literally Pallas's large encyclopedia) is a great universal encyclopedia in Hungarian.[2][3]

It gradually developed in the years 1893 to 1897 in Budapest. In 1900 it was issued as two parts, but the Encyclopedia eventually reached a total of 18 volumes containing more than 150,000 entries. Chief editor was József Bokor. The authors were renowned Hungarian scientists, most of whom were members of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. In 1911, the company published under the title Révai Nagy Lexikona. In the 20th century in Hungary it achieved great popularity. The latest edition was published in 1935 in 21 volumes. In 1998 Arcanum Adatbázis Kft encyclopedia was completely digitized and sold on CD-carriers.

Order of volumes

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Volume Number
Volume title
Year of publication
Number of pages
Volume 1 A–Aradmegye 1893 812
Volume 2 Arafale–Békalen 1893 837
Volume 3 Békalencse–Burgonyavész 1893 845
Volume 4 Burgos–Damjanich 1893 884
Volume 5 Dammara–Elektromos gép 1893 861
Volume 6 Elektromos hal–Fék 1894 803
Volume 7 Fekbér–Geszt 1894 965
Volume 8 Gesztely–Hegyvám 1894 816
Volume 9 Hehezet–Kacor 1895 1027
Volume 10 Kacs–Közellátás 1895 965
Volume 11 Közép–Magyal 1895 823
Volume 12 Magyar–Nemes 1896 1047
Volume 13 Nemes ág–Pillér 1896 1065
Volume 14 Pillera–Simor 1897 1115
Volume 15 Simor-kódex–Tearózsa 1897 980
Volume 16 Téba–Zsuzsok 1897 1242
Volume 17 (I) A–J 1904 792
Volume 18 (II) K–Z 1904 864

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